2010-11-20, 01:15 AM
I often hear people flame a certain band or genre of music by saying that they "have no skill" or the genre "takes no skill". I also sometimes hear people praise a certain musician or song by saying "they have a lot of skill" or "that song is so hard to play". I'm wondering if those people are just looking for excuses to like or hate a band or genre or if some people's perception of a song is legitimately affected by the amount of talent needed to write or play the song.
Personally, I don't care how much skill is required to play a song, I just care if it sounds good. One reason I like electronic music is precisely because it requires no skill of a performer to play (composing is a different story). The following quote accurately describes my feelings: "it [electronic music] has shifted the boundaries of music away from the limitations of the acoustical instrument, of the performer's coordinating capabilities, to the almost infinite limitations of the electronic instrument. The new limitations are the human ones of perception."
Does the skill required to play a song affect your enjoyment of it?
Personally, I don't care how much skill is required to play a song, I just care if it sounds good. One reason I like electronic music is precisely because it requires no skill of a performer to play (composing is a different story). The following quote accurately describes my feelings: "it [electronic music] has shifted the boundaries of music away from the limitations of the acoustical instrument, of the performer's coordinating capabilities, to the almost infinite limitations of the electronic instrument. The new limitations are the human ones of perception."
Does the skill required to play a song affect your enjoyment of it?